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Jason Jones is Pierre's new Police Chief. He will officially assume the role on Friday, March 16. Jones has been a member of the Pierre Police force for 17 years and currently serves as the department's Administrative Captain.

The Pierre City Commission learned tonight that if the community wants a water treatment plant, it will cost about $35 million to build, operate, and maintain one. They also learned that the best place to build a water treatment plant is mostly ...

The City of Pierre will invest more than $2.2 million this summer to improve its streets. It’ll also upgrade two portions of its extensive trail system and replace more than 20 blocks of water main, storm sewer and sanitary sewer.

Tonight, the Pierre City Commission appointed nine members to the Municipal Outdoor Pool Committee. The volunteer group will work together to develop a conceptual design for a new outdoor pool in Pierre.

Issuing a student survey, developing Public Service Announcements, and establishing a pilot program to help diffuse student conflict are all steps the Mayors’ Bullying Task Force has taken in the last six months to address bullying in the Pierre...

Rawlins Municipal Library and its Board of Trustees received an Award of Excellence from the South Dakota State Library at Library Legislative Day today at the State Capitol. The Library received the award for achieving Exemplary Level Accreditation. It&a...

Tonight, at their regularly scheduled meeting, the Pierre City Commission committed to helping the Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area remodel its existing facility. The Commission also committed to the next step ...

Tuesday evening, the Pierre City Commission awarded Sharpe Enterprises of Pierre with the remodeling contract for the new City Hall. The $698,900 contract includes the construction of a new commission room, conference rooms, office space, storag...

The City of Pierre has added brine to its snow removal arsenal. The solution, made of rock salt and water, is applied to roads prior to storms. When conditions are right, the brine prevents ice and snow from bonding with the pavement. ...

There were approximately 35,000 flights in and out of the Pierre Regional Airport in 2017. A little more than 40% of those flights were corporate or private aviation operations. The remainder consisted of local general aviation, agricultural, cargo, comme...

The intersections of Capitol and Nicollet Avenues and Capitol and Highland Avenues will be closed to north and southbound traffic while crews work to rehabilitate manholes. East and westbound traffic will be maintained at both location...

Pierre Regional Airport is experiencing more traffic than it has seen since 2013. Since the beginning of the year, 10,160 passengers have flown out of the Pierre Airport. Pierre Airport Manager Mike Isaacs says that this is fantastic news for a ...

Beginning late Thursday evening, parking along Capitol Avenue will be restricted between the Capitol Loop and the Capitol Avenue bridge. On-street parking will be unavailable on both the north and south sides of Capitol Avenue.

As of this morning, lane restrictions are established at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Euclid Avenue. The intersection is closed to east-west traffic. North and southbound traffic will be maintained throughout the project.

The League recently awarded the City of Pierre with a Gold Level Loss Control and Safety Achievement Award. The award honors City of Pierre employees for their efforts to protect the assets of the city by making the workplace safer for employees...

The Mayors of Pierre and Fort Pierre are both calling attention to bullying prevention this month by signing proclamations that encourage community members to engage in activities that make the communities safer.

Beginning this afternoon, Fourth Street traffic between Bristol Place and Mickelson Pond will be restricted while the City installs new curb and gutter and a storm sewer catch basin. The traffic restriction will remain in place until work is com...

WHAT: The Expedition League will formally announce the launch of its Pierre franchise. The Expedition League is a 10-team summer collegiate wood bat baseball league beginning play in May 2018. Announcements include formal Hyde Stadium l...

Pierre, S.D. –Movies, Medicare, and time with the Mayor are all on the docket for Super Senior programming at Rawlins Library this fall. The Super Senior programs are designed with senior citizens in mind.

In March, the City of Pierre committed to improving storm water drainage in southeast Pierre. In early August, the drainage project was completed. Yesterday, the improvement successfully mitigated localized flooding near the PILC (Pier...

Pierre Mayor Steve Harding and Fort Pierre Mayor Gloria Hanson have established a local task force to address bullying. Specifically, the group of volunteers will gather information about local concerns, identify and implement solutions to preve...

The City of Pierre Parks Department will begin its mosquito control operations for the 2017 summer season tonight with fogging operations in residential areas. Larviciding efforts, killing mosquitos before they hatch, began in April, a...

PIERRE, SD – A swimming pool consultant has completed an initial technical analysis of Pierre’s outdoor pool and determined a malfunctioning recirculation system is a primary cause of recent problems with pool operations.

The Pierre outdoor pool will remain closed today to allow the filtration system to improve the water clarity. It’s anticipated the pool will return to its normal operating schedule on Wednesday, June 28.

PIERRE, S.D. –Weather permitting, the intersection of Capitol and Jefferson Avenues will close Wednesday, June 28, shortly after 8 a.m. for storm sewer repairs. The intersection will remain closed until construction is complet...

PIERRE, S.D. – About 40 homes in northwest Pierre will be without water tomorrow. The planned outage on River Rim and River View Drive will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will allow the city water department ...

Weather permitting, the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Harrison Avenue will close just after 8 a.m. tomorrow to allow the city to begin rebuilding and repaving the intersection. The intersection is expected to remain closed through Friday, J...

Weather permitting, North Taylor Avenue between East Capitol Avenue and East Broadway Avenue will close between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. beginning Monday, June 19. The street will be closed to through traffic to allow for curb and gutter replacement. T...

PIERRE, S.D. -Harrison Avenue between Robinson and Summit Avenues will close around 12 p.m. today for curb and gutter replacement. The stretch of Harrison Avenue is expected to remain closed until Tuesday, June 13.

PIERRE, S.D. –Weather permitting, Harrison Avenue from East Capitol Avenue to East Cabot Street will close on Tuesday, May 30. The street will remain closed while the block is prepared for new asphalt surfacing. This includes ...

PIERRE, S.D. – On July 16, a charter jet will land in Pierre to take 150 people to a resort on the eastern edge of Nevada. It’s been four years since Pierre has had this service, and we can thank airport enhancements for bring...

PIERRE - The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced today that the City of Pierre public water system and the system’s operation specialists have been awarded a Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement Award.

Weather permitting, the intersection of Capitol and Washington Avenues will close Tuesday, May 23 for storm sewer repairs. The intersection will remain closed until construction is complete; the intersection is expected to reopen before Wednesda...

For the sixth time, national non-profit KaBOOM! is honoring Pierre with a 2017 Playful City USA designation. Playful City USA honors cities and towns across the country for putting the needs of families first so kids can learn, grow and develop ...

PIERRE, S.D. –Weather permitting, Harrison Avenue between East Capitol Avenue and East Cabot Street will close between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. beginning Thursday, May 18. The street will be closed to through traffic to allow for cur...

PIERRE, S.D. –The Pierre City Commission will wrap up interviews for the City Administrator job today when it interviews Darcy Long. Mr. Long most recently served as the City Administrator in Amery, Wisconsin.

Pierre, S.D. – For the past four months, Rawlins Municipal Library staff and its citizen advisory board have been working on the Library’s five year strategic plan. The group has finalized its draft and now...

PIERRE, S.D. –The intersection of South Harrison Avenue and Wells Avenue between the Fresh Start Convenience Store and the RCPE Railroad office is closed while the City of Pierre works to repair a water leak.

East Park Street between South Hayes and South Garfield Avenues will close shortly after 8 a.m. tomorrow for street repair and replacement. The stretch of street will remain closed throughout the week and is expected to reopen by Friday, May 12....

PIERRE, S.D. –The Pierre City Commission will host two finalists for the Pierre City Administrator job this week. They are Keith Senger of Pierre and Anthony Tolstedt of Douglas, Wyoming. Current City Administrator, Leon Schoc...

PIERRE, S.D. – The City of Pierre will close North Taylor Avenue from Capitol Avenue to Broadway Avenue for storm sewer repair on Wednesday morning. The closure will begin shortly after 8 a.m. and will remain closed throughout the day.

Pierre, S.D. – Harrison Avenue between Wells Avenue (Highway 34) and East Franklin Street will close at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 27. This block of Harrison Avenue is expected to remain closed for two weeks while city crews prepare the stree...Read on...

Pierre City Commissioners Jeanne Goodman, Steve Harding, Jamie Huizenga, Jim Mehlhaff and Mayor Laurie Gill did their best to keep the crowd cool during the 2015 Fort Pierre Fourth of July Parade. Pierre’s elected officials used water guns to cool the cro...Read on...

Businesses and organizations in the City of Pierre are invited to be recognized for their efforts to Go Green & Clean. Complete the form below to share which practices your business/organization uses to make our community a greener, cleaner place.

Pierre, S.D. –The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce is coordinating volunteer help for the Pierre-Fort Pierre storm recovery effort. Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill says the chamber will serve as a coordination point for ...Read on...

PIERRE, S.D. –Thanks to a donation from Farm Credit Services of America, the Pierre Volunteer Fire Department has a new tool for saving lives. It’s called a cofferdam, and it’s used to rescue people from g...Read on...

The Traffic Safety Committee needs another member. Committee members provide recommendations regarding speed limits, traffic signals, crosswalks and other local traffic issues. Those appointed to the advisory board meet every two months and serve three-y...Read on...